The Western Front Association remembers those who served and died or survived during the First World War.
28 January 1916 Dvr Thomas Spurr died of an illness
28 Jan 1916Born in Batley, Yorkshire in 1889, Thomas was living at 33, Barden Lane, Burnley, Lancs at the time of his enlistment. …
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6000 Gnr William Greenwood, 111th Company, MGC (Inf)
13 Jul 1916William was residing with his parents at Church Square, Worsthorne at the time of his enlistment. Originally enlisting i…
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Lance Corporal Eugene Walter Linley, 5th Battalion, Cameron Highl…
18 Jul 1916The 1901 census records him living at Muirfiled Road, Inverness, with his parents Fred [b.1859 Huddersfield?, Yorkshire]…
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Corporal John Beresford Bryson, 53 Battalion, Australian Infantry…
19 Jul 1916He was the son of James and Emily Bryson, of Huskisson, New South Wales. He enlisted on 1 August 1915 and he embarked fr…
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1797 Pte. Alexander McGregor McKenzie, 32 nd Bn.AIF
20 Jul 1916Alexander McKenzie was born at Talia, South Australia on 11 January 1891. He enlisted at Keswick, South Australia on 7 …
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Major-General Ingouville-Williams, 34th Division
22 Jul 1916In 1914 Brigadier General Edward Ingouville-Williams went to France as a commander of 16 Infantry Brigade (6th Division)…
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4 September 1916 Pte Edgar William Burn was killed in action on t…
04 Sep 1916Son Roger and Georgina Burn, of Dodd's Lane, Alnwick, born in 1895 in Eglingham, Northumberland. After school, he became…
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5 September 1916 Father and Son, Sgt George and Cpl Robert Lee di…
05 Sep 19166029 Sergeant George Lee 'A' Battery 156th Bde Royal Field Artillery Age 44 Husband of Frances of 16 Telfourd Rd, Pec…
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7 September 1916 Gnr George Henry Butt was killed near Montauban …
07 Sep 1916George was born in Hawes, Yorkshire, in 1895. In January 1916 he went to Settle to enlist. He joined the Royal Horse Ar…
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Pte William Shaw died of his wounds in hospital in the UK: 12 Sep…
12 Sep 1916William lived at 61 Finsley Gate in neighbouring Burnley. He enlisted soon after the declaration of war. He arrived i…
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22 September 1916 Capt James Knowles Bertram died on this day
22 Sep 1916Born at Dundas, Ontario, Canada on 6 December 1889, James was a student in medicine at McGill University and the Royal M…
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24 September 1916 Kan Xaver Wittkopf killed in action on this day…
24 Sep 1916Born on 15 November 1893, he was already a serving soldier at the time of the outbreak of war and saw action in the Batt…
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